Jadeplume Terrorshroom

Everyone else was stunned by Zhao Wuji's transformation. Only Xiao Wu noticed the Fungus Beast that flashed past.

So powerful. Could he take on a Titled Douluo now? Was his Soul Ring bestowed by the Sage Lord of Fungi?

Xiao Wu had questions bottled up inside her, but she still had to keep up the act.

"Teacher Zhao? Teacher Zhao, a-are you all right?"

He had suddenly turned into a skinny beanpole. No matter how she looked at him, he hardly seemed all right.

Zhao Wuji could clearly feel his Soul Power had fallen back to around level 72. His body was weak, too, and his fighting strength had undoubtedly plummeted.

Zhao Wuji was beginning to regret it. Why had he insisted on stopping that walking disaster? If he had left him alone, he would not have ended up like this.

Unfortunately, there was no shop in this world that sold a cure for regret.

Just then, Flender returned. Oscar hurriedly called out, "Headmaster, come take a look at Teacher Zhao!"

"That's Zhao Wuji?"

Flender could hardly believe it. He had been gone less than a day. How had Zhao Wuji wasted away beyond recognition?

"What happened?"

Oscar recounted the whole thing again, his mouth going dry.

"So that's what happened. They dared to bully Shrek Academy like this? This won't end here.

"Old Zhao, get some rest. I'll make sure you get your revenge."

Xiao Wu pursed her lips. Flender sure knows how to blow hot air.

After reassuring Zhao Wuji and having Dai Mubai take him back to his room to rest, Flender turned his gaze to Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Heh. Sorry you had to see that today. Tang San, your teacher Yu Xiaogang and I have been old friends for decades.

"We'll waive the entrance exam. You can enroll directly, but the tuition of one hundred Gold Soul Coins still has to be paid. Have it ready for me tomorrow.

"Oscar, show them to their rooms."

"Yes, Headmaster."

Meanwhile, Lan Yu and Zhu Zhuqing were walking toward Suotuo City, with Ning Rongrong following behind. Lan Yu also sensed someone else trailing them: another familiar face, Tang Hao.

Did the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring draw him here? Is he trying to uncover my secrets? Good. I've prepared a big gift for him too.

Lan Yu had known that revealing his red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring might attract Tang Hao's attention. Naturally, he had made preparations.

As they neared the city, Ning Rongrong finally lost patience.

"Hey, wait for me! A beauty like me has been following you all this way, and you're just going to ignore me?"

Lan Yu glanced at her. "Ning Rongrong, young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The sect master and two Sect-Guarding Douluo treasure you like a pearl in their palms."

Ning Rongrong lifted her chin high, looking every bit a proud peacock.

"But we have nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and we don't want the trouble that comes with you."

"Trouble? You're calling me trouble?"

"Of course. You went to a place like Shrek Academy to sign up, so nine times out of ten, you sneaked out. Someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect must be protecting you in secret.

"In fact, you've already brought us trouble by following us."

"Fine, you're right. I'll make it up to you. As long as we're together, I'll cover all your expenses. Generous enough?"

"You're interested in my secrets, aren't you? Before Shrek Academy brainwashes you, it seems the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still has a little sense."

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean? Are you calling me stupid?!"

"Take it however you like. You can follow us, as long as you aren't afraid of danger."

"I'm not afraid. You wouldn't dare do anything to me anyway."

Back in Suotuo City, they stayed at the Rose Hotel again.

"You're staying here? And in one room!"

"If you're paying, I have no objection to three rooms. I have no objection to one room either."

"In your dreams. We're getting two rooms. Zhu Zhuqing will stay with me."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Lan Yu, who nodded.

That night, Ning Rongrong tried to pry information out of Zhu Zhuqing, but Zhu Zhuqing kept her lips sealed. Apart from a few basic details, Ning Rongrong learned next to nothing.

Far from giving up, Ning Rongrong grew stubbornly determined to dig out Lan Yu's secrets.

Lan Yu was cultivating in his room when he heard a voice. It belonged to Tang Hao.

"Boy, meet me outside the city. If you don't come, you'll bear the consequences."

Lan Yu opened his eyes, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Tang Hao, you couldn't hold back after all."

Lan Yu slipped out through the window and soon reached the outskirts of the city.

Seeing Lan Yu arrive, Tang Hao smiled beneath his hood.

"Good. You know what's best for you. Now tell me the secret of your Soul Ring. Then swear upon your Martial Soul that you'll serve Tang San. Tomorrow, take those two girls with you to Shrek Academy and admit your wrongdoing—"

"Tang Hao, are you making wishes at me?"

"What? You know who I am?"

"A coward who couldn't even protect his own wife. A homeless cur hunted by Spirit Hall. An unfilial son who drove his own father to his grave..."

"You're dead!"

The pressure of Tang Hao's Titled Douluo power bore down on Lan Yu, carrying a biting killing intent.

Lan Yu did not budge. Bifulong was a Demon God, after all. How could a little pressure frighten him?

But Lan Yu's expression turned serious. A Mycelial Carpet spread rapidly, and mushrooms sprouted across it.

"Hmph. I'm not that fool Zhao Wuji!"

Tang Hao summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and slammed it into the Mycelial Carpet. The violent impact shredded the carpet and the mushrooms alike.

But spores now filled the air. Tang Hao ignored them and sent the Clear Sky Hammer straight at Lan Yu.

"Dance with the Wind!"

Lan Yu activated his Spirit Bone Skill. His body moved like a fallen leaf, borne along by the airflow stirred up by the Clear Sky Hammer.

Before the hammer could strike him, the airflow swept Lan Yu away. It could not hurt him at all.

"High-Temperature Mushroom Skewer! Mushroom Feast!"

Lan Yu ate both Soul Skill buffs, raising the power of his Soul Skills and his Soul Power Level.

"Fungification! Come forth, Jadeplume Terrorshroom!"

Lan Yu drew together the entire Mycelium Network beneath Suotuo City. Through Fungification, countless Fungal Threads took the form of the Jadeplume Terrorshroom, commonly called the Grass Chicken.

The moment the Jadeplume Terrorshroom appeared, it let out a piercing cry worthy of a fungus king. The sound rang clear throughout Suotuo City.

"What?! A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? How is that possible?"

Tang Hao mistook the Jadeplume Terrorshroom for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Lan Yu was now on its back.

To hurt Lan Yu, Tang Hao would first have to get past the Jadeplume Terrorshroom.

Lan Yu gave Tang Hao no time to think. He ordered the Jadeplume Terrorshroom to attack and activated two Spirit Bone Skills, Charge and Mycelium Swamp.

The Jadeplume Terrorshroom suddenly accelerated and barreled straight at Tang Hao. At the same time, it unleashed Fungus King Dance Steps; its whipping tail and head both dealt considerable Dendro Element Damage.

Tang Hao tried to retreat first, only to find himself slowing down. The Fungal Threads around his feet clung like a swamp, keeping him from even taking flight.